Laptops With Built In Sim Slot

[Chivas]

I have the Advent 4213 with the built in sim slot which I use when Im mobile in the Uk (and was purchased there) but am interested in buying a standard sized laptop with the same built in facility ??

As anyone purchased one or anyone know if they are available yet either in UK or Thailand ??

Regards,

Chivas

[Phil Conners]

[edit] Deleted, didn't notice the bit about standard-sized [/edit]

Edited December 6, 2008 by Phil Conners

[Boh Bpen Yang]

I have the Advent 4213 with the built in sim slot which I use when Im mobile in the Uk (and was purchased there) but am interested in buying a standard sized laptop with the same built in facility ??

As anyone purchased one or anyone know if they are available yet either in UK or Thailand ??

Regards,

Chivas

I didn't know they made those. There are on the market USB Sim card readers. I am looking for one of those. Either PC/SC or Phoenix Standard Technology. Does anyone know where In BKK I can find one?

Boh

[monty]

I didn't know they made those. There are on the market USB Sim card readers. I am looking for one of those. Either PC/SC or Phoenix Standard Technology. Does anyone know where In BKK I can find one?

Boh

What you are talking about are devices to write/read smartcards (which a simcard is). (http://www.eldsat.com/index.php?cPath=31&a...3b101084cc1aff5

What the original poster wants is a laptop with a GPRS/Edge/3G modem built in, so you just pop in a sim card from a GSM provider and you have internet access wherever you are without needing any external equipment!

Disclaimer: the above mentioned on-line shop has a less then stellar customer relation history. Everything I ordered always eventually came through but with delays and no communication with the shop clarifying the delays...

[dave_boo]

Dell offers various models with SIM card slots.

Somehow they're tied into the mini-pcie slot so when you plug the WWAN modem in it gets the information from that.I thought about getting one of those aforementioned laptops and a modem off of fleabay, but after reading GaryA's adventure with buying a Motorla Q from the States and trying to get it onto CAT's network I decided to pass. I've thought about running it by billd, who is a cellphone tech to ee what could happen though. It could be that since the Motorla Q doesn't have a SIM slot and CAT doesn't want you to buy from anybody but themselves they weren't keen on reprogramming it. And perhaps simply popping in a CAT sim will be enough for one of those modems.....

[stumonster]

I think you would be better to buy the laptop you want and either insert a miniPCIe or pcexpress modem with the sim card required.

with the miniPCIe route you might also have to concern yourself with the placement of an antennea so unless you are comfotable about modding a laptop the pcexpress card would be the better route.

for the modem type I would get a HSUPA device even though thailand does not support HSPA yet as it will allow you to use it in many different countries.

[monty]

for the modem type I would get a HSUPA device even though thailand does not support HSPA yet as it will allow you to use it in many different countries.

Good advice, remember ALL countries neighboring Thailand have 3G active! Celcom in Malaysia (3.6Mbps HSDPA), Laotel in Laos (3.6 Mbps HSDPA), Cambodia, most GSM operators have HSDPA now, even Burma has 3G although it's use is limited to the government and the serious rich...

[Boh Bpen Yang]

I didn't know they made those. There are on the market USB Sim card readers. I am looking for one of those. Either PC/SC or Phoenix Standard Technology. Does anyone know where In BKK I can find one?

Boh

What you are talking about are devices to write/read smartcards (which a simcard is). (http://www.eldsat.com/index.php?cPath=31&a...3b101084cc1aff5

What the original poster wants is a laptop with a GPRS/Edge/3G modem built in, so you just pop in a sim card from a GSM provider and you have internet access wherever you are without needing any external equipment!

Disclaimer: the above mentioned on-line shop has a less then stellar customer relation history. Everything I ordered always eventually came through but with delays and no communication with the shop clarifying the delays...

Thanks and I appologise for my misunderstanding. I was looking for an existing thread to ask my question and didn't read the post well enough. Thanks again for the lead. do the have a storefront retail outlet?

[monty]

Thanks and I appologise for my misunderstanding. I was looking for an existing thread to ask my question and didn't read the post well enough. Thanks again for the lead. do the have a storefront retail outlet?

They used to have a shop in Phuket, but can't find anything on their website.

It's a UK bloke running it (or was anyway).

But anyway, should be able to find many electronics supply shops stocking the things...